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11-year-old Olive Muggli-Toyloy writes about libraries and allowing boredom to show the places that can feel like home.

13-year-old Hudson Delaney writes a poem about the hidden gem that is the Driftless Region for the Spring 2026 Inspire(d).

For the Spring 2026 Inspire(d), Frances Zielinski, age 11, writes a poem about finding a home in theatre and live performance groups.

Hazel Opheim, age 13, wrote a poem about Decorah, the Driftless, and home, for the Spring 2026 Inspire(d) Magazine.

11-year-old Charlotte Yu shares her poem, "Home is the Book with Letters," for the Spring 2026 Inspire(d) Magazine.

Northeast Iowa artist and flower farmer Jen Opheim knows the power of new beginnings. 

See Inspire(d)'s 2025 photographers for each mag's center spread spot (the very middle of the magazine). The Driftless is full of beauty!

Gabi Masek, licensed acupuncturist and diplomate of Oriental Medicine, puts together tips to help us thrive through the winter season.

Karen and Dan Hurst have been married for almost 50 years. They have five kids and eleven grandchildren. They were married on March 18, 1977, and have taught their family so many things about love and life and laughing.

Marge Loch-Wouters is a Minnesota Master Naturalist whose passion is the outdoors and hiking in the Driftless region.

During the last ice age the ebb and flow of glaciers forever changed the complexion of the Upper Midwest, creating the Driftless Area.

Lisa Lantz, owner of The Getup in Decorah, is a total ray of sunshine. So it’s no surprise that her store is a warm, welcoming place to shop.